March 9, 2010
Zurich North America Commercial’s Specialties business unit is now offering a monoline umbrella product for customers engaged in the lumber and hardware industries. This offering is administered by the Huntersville, N.C.-based American Lumber Underwriters and is available to agents and …
March 9, 2010
OneBeacon Professional Insurance (OBPI) has a new technology errors and omissions (E&O) product targeted to technology firms, including application service providers, software developers, technology consulting firms, and companies involved in systems integration and maintenance. “As technology organizations continue to evolve, …
March 9, 2010
New Jersey-based Scirocco Group, a risk management and insurance brokerage firm, has hired Adam Gussen as senior sales executive. Previously, Gussen was the Northeast Region Agent for Euler Hermes – ACI, where he provided Trade Credit Insurance and domestic and …
March 8, 2010
The California Department of Insurance is considering proposing new regulations governing standards and training for estimating replacement value on homeowners’ insurance. Among the ideas that was floated at a recent CDI workshop was to require continuing education for agents and …
March 8, 2010
ASPN, ISU Network Chicago-based ASPN, the Agency Specialty Products Network Insurance Agency LLC, formed a new alliance with San Francisco-based ISU International and the ISU Network, one of the nation’s largest group of independently owned and operated agencies. The new …
March 8, 2010
Technology Trailblazers Build Relationships, Business Receipts There’s no better time for insurance agents and brokers to delve into social networking technologies than now, according to those who study marketing and technology trends. More than four in five U.S. online adults …
March 8, 2010
Hawaii’s Senate Ways and Means Committee has advanced a bill that would use money from the state’s Hurricane Relief Fund to end school furlough days. Senate Bill 2124 notes that reductions and restrictions to the Department of Education’s operating budget …
March 8, 2010
Steve Peeters, who most recently was president and chief operating officer of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Zurich Insurance Services, joined The Main Street America Group as vice president, commercial lines product. Peeters will be a member of Main Street America’s senior management …
March 8, 2010
Deepening State Budget Deficits in 2010 and 2011 Could Harm the Insurance Industry While 2009 was a tough year to do business, state and city leaders say 2010 and 2011 will be even tougher — the outcome of which could …
March 8, 2010
The California Department of Insurance announced it will be implementing a 6 percent licensing fee rate reduction on July 1, 2010. This is the second year CDI has reduced licensing fees. The first 6 percent rate reduction took effect July …